Schweizer SGS-2-33A N17902

Summary

On 28 June 1999 at about 01:00 local time, a Schweizer SGS-2-33A registered N17902 was involved in an accident near Wailua, Hawaii, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

28 June 1999 at 01:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Wailua, Hawaii, United States

Nearest airport

Dillingham (HDH)

Coordinates

21.5690, -158.1203

Aircraft

Schweizer SGS-2-33A

Registration

N17902

Category

Glider

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX99LA232

1 person had minor injuries.

The failure of the pilot to adequately compensate for the existing gusty wind conditions and his improper recovery from a bounced landing.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot stated the winds were blustery at 15 to 20 knots. He turned to final approach at 350 feet with full spoilers. At 200 feet he reduced spoilers to 25 percent. He was maintaining 75 to 80 miles per hour (mph) and increased spoilers to 50 percent at 100 feet. He stated he experienced a sudden loss of velocity at 25 feet, followed by a nose down attitude. After the glider contacted the runway, the nose went up and the glider became airborne again. The pilot applied full spoilers with a forward slide in an attempt to flare. The nose touched down followed immediately by the tail contacting the ground. The glider became airborne, then touched down and stopped within 15 to 20 feet.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.